1. C is not unsafe, if you use it as it was intended. 2. Because this is exactly the kind of task C was intended for: systems programming. 3. Because I wan

1. C is not unsafe, if you use it as it was intended. 2. Because this is exactly the kind of task C was intended for: systems programming. 3. Because I want this to be a light-weight and portable program. 4. Because I have 30+ years of C-experience and happen to like the language.